@rthrquiet: "Which do you find more sick and twisted: Paul, who apparently can't
get it up in bed with either of his women unless he talks about Craig,
or Meg, who apparently enjoys sex with Craig when she's thinking about
Paul hurting her? Those scenes last week with Meg and Craig doing the
baby-making thing were some of the most unsettling things I've seen,
because Meg really, really seemed to be getting off on, well, getting
off with Craig because she was in such pain over Paul. She was really,
really enjoying it as long as Craig treated her like a whore (I should
say, "the whore that she is") and only became uncomfortable when Craig
tried to say nice things to her. As long as he wanted to be "bad" and
for her to be a strumpet, she couldn't get enough of it.
Ironically, those scenes with Craig and Meg talking about going out on
the town to show how bad they could be were the first time since I've
started watching again that I saw a glimpse of Meg version 1.0, the
Jennifer Ashe model. That whole thing about going out and flaunting
her badness in front of all of Oakdale was something I could have seen
Jennifer's Meg do.
It's amazing what Scott Bryce can do with what they give him. When
Craig tells Meg he's lost too many people he loves and can't lose her
too, I actually feel for himdespite the fact that objectively
speaking, Craig is by far the *least* deserving of sympathy among the
Quadrangle Four. I've lost any sympathy I had for Ro and Meg, and Paul
didn't deserve any from the beginning, so there was none to lose. But
I do find myself feeling sorry for Craig and the fall he's about to
take. And I shouldn't. But I do. And that's 100% Bryce.
Michael"
    @anthonydlangford: "<quote>
In terms of Meg and Craig, their scenes always seem to be filled with
rage and violence.  There's no passion behind it.   If he throws her
down and treats her like dirt (or she's upset about Paul), she's all
into it.  It's rather uncomfortable and icky to watch.
He should be, but he isn't because unlike anyone else in this story,
Craig is not lying or being deceitful.  He's being exactly who he is.
The rest of them are doing disgusting and contemptible things in the
name of love.
I've lost any sympathy I had for Ro and Meg,
Meg is a slut, always has been.  I have no sympathy for her.  She has
always been (at least played by MW, willing to do anything to be with
and keep a man).  That actually describes most of the women on this
show though.  For some reason it seems worse on her.  Maybe it's
because the men she involves herself with are so awful and she'll stay
with men she doesn't love just to have one.
and Paul
I just love watching Bryce.  Those scenes at Fairwinds were such fun.
Anthony"
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